On Friday, 12 February 2010, The Hay Tad Committee of the UAE organized a round table discussion on the premises of the Armenian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, touching upon repatriation, the latest developments in Armenian - Turkish relations and organizational issues.

About 95 people attended the event, which soon turned into a heated debate that lasted four hours.

Moderator Hourig Mayisian welcomed the guests and stressed the importance of repatriation from the perspective of Hay Tad. Referring to the efforts taken by the Armenian government in this respect recently, particularly the study of the Ministry of Diaspora on a repatriation scheme, she pointed out to the timeliness of the issue both for Armenia and the Diaspora. Inviting the Ambassador to make his comments on the topics, she encouraged the attendants to actively participate in the debate.

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His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, will be visiting Abu Dhabi from 02-03 March 2010, during which he will be attending an evening ceremony dedicated to the Great Lent period on 02 March 2010, from 08:00-09:00 pm in the Catholic Saint Joseph Church and will deliver Pontifical message to the believers.

The ceremony will be followed by Achahampouyr (Kissing of the right hand).

On 03 March 2010 an evening reception will be held in honor of this visit.

Catholicos Aram will be briefed on the construction process of the Armenian Church in Mussaffah, a suburb of Abu Dhabi where a piece of land was donated by the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to build a church or chapel.

Cascade Hills Residential Complex in Armenia

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Under the pristine vision of His Highness Sheik Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi Crown Prince & Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirtaes, Al Hamra Real Estate Development LLC. After experiencing tremendous success in the UAE, Al Hamra Real Estate Developers have now spread their wings and jetted into Armenia and have set up a strong foundation namely Al Hamra Real Estate Armenia. They have joined hands with the famed Narek Sargsyan Architectural Studio who stands top-notch in the field of architecture that covers a rich extensive portfolio of some of the best structures in and around Armenia. One of the most noteworthy is the ‘Charles Aznavour Museum’.

This successful venture gives rise to one of the most coveted real estate projects that Armenia has to offer ‘The Cascade Hills Residential Complex’ project.

At the annual Armenian Music Awards in Los Angeles (December 2009), Chookasian Armenian Concert Ensemble’s album was voted as first place winner in the field of traditional folk music.

Azad-Hye contacted John Chookasian and asked him about the possibilities of arranging a visit to the Middle East (including United Arab Emirates):

"I would like to take this opportunity to introduce to Armenian communities and cultural organizations in the Middle East our musical services. We have been presenting our traditional songs and folk dances of Eastern and historic Western Armenia for the past 15 years to Armenian and non-Armenian audiences. All of our 10-14 music conservatory graduate musicians are from Armenia and the USA," Chookasian said.

"We would like to come to UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Lebanon and other countries of the Middle East and present our Armenian music and culture to the Armenian and Arab people. We have presented many concerts and festival programs in various concert halls, universities, gatherings, where there was not one single Armenian in the audience and the tickets were sold-out!", he added.

Cultural committees in the Middle East Armenian communities are invited to contact John Chookasian and create unique opportunities for cultural exchange and art enjoyment.

My name is Manuel Dekermenjian. I am 22 years old. I was born in Syria, where I have graduated from the Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Aleppo University.

Right now I am in the United Arab Emirates with work residence.

I am seeking for a job where I can use my imagination and skills to do the best in my job and have the right position in my life.

I have got experience as I worked for one year in Saker Heating and Air-conditioning Company, two years as IT shop assistant, a year in Aleppo Museum where I supervised on PLC cooling and air-conditioning system.

As part-time job, I am also a DJ. I provide music at weddings, engagements and graduation parties. I also play music at bars and clubs as a part-time job.

Let me first start out by introducing myself. My name is Barry Peters and I'm an American living in Bahrain.

I've been here for a few years and recently met and have subsequently become engaged to a beautiful woman named Liana from Yerevan during my most recent trip to Armenia during the Christmas / New Year holidays.

We hope to be married some time in 2010, but the paperwork will probably be the major roadblock to achieving this milestone.

The reason I'm writing you is because I found your name on the UAE Armenian website and wanted to touch base to find out if you might know of any Armenians living in Bahrain.

Liana arrived here to the island last week and I'd like to begin the acclimation process by also providing her links to some of her countrymen / women, as we are planning to live here for several years.

If you know of any Armenians in Bahrain, I'd really appreciate any info. you can provide. Our contact info. is below should you care to return call / email. Thanks and we hope to hear from you soon.

Kindly be advised that on Friday 12th February 2010, at 7.00 – 9.00 pm, Holy Mass will be held in St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, after which celebration of Diarnentarach The Presentation of the Lord will take place.

We invite our community members to partake in the “diarnentarach” sacrament in memory of the fortieth day offering of Lord Jesus to the temple.

The Abu Dhabi Armenian School is delighted to inform you that it will hold a special event to celebrate “Vartanants” and “Poon Paregentan” on Saturday 13th February 2010, at 11:00 am at St. Joseph school.

We would like to invite you to join our students at the event which will include Poem and Drawing competition in addition to singing songs and short presentations.

We would like to inform you that the annual Azkayin Dourk is now due. We kindly ask you to settle your dues as soon as possible.

Payments can be made after the Holy Mass service to Mr. Mardiros Kasbarian, member of the Armenian Church Committee or to Mr. Datev Soulian at our Community Centre from 8:00 till 13:00 and 16:00 till 19:00, Tel: 06-566032.

The Ladies Committee of the Council of the Armenian Community in the Northern Emirates is pleased to announce that Paregentan and Valentine will be celebrated this year on Sunday 14 February 2010, starting 9.00pm at the Carlton Tower Hotel Dubai.

- Live band and singers.- Rich Greek and Arabic Set menu.- 1 bottle of champagne offered for every 4 persons.- Surprises and games.

Entrance Fee: AED 175 (per person) only.

Entrance strictly not allowed to youngsters below 18 years.

Since places are limited, we urge you to confirm your booking prior to 08 February 2010.

For reservations and tickets, you are kindly requested to contact the committee members or Mr. Datev Soulian, the Church office 06-5660320.

Armen Gevorgyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Territorial Administration in Armenia, visited the United Arab Emirates from 16-21 January 2010, heading the Armenian delegation to the 3rd World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi.

On 17 January 2010, Gevorgyan met with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's Foreign Minister. The two officials underlined the importance of cooperation in the field of atomic power, mentioning that International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), now headquartered in Abu Dhabi, might become a good platform for developing the relations.